Dyophysite

[ dahy-of-uh-sahyt ]

/ daɪˈɒf əˌsaɪt /

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noun Theology.

a person who maintains that Christ has two distinct natures, one divine and the other human; an adherent of Dyophysitism.

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Origin of Dyophysite

First recorded in 1855–60; from Late Greek dyophysī́tēs, equivalent to dýo two + phýs(is) “nature” + -ītēs -ite¹

Dy·oph·y·sit·ic

[dahy-of-uh-sit-ik], /daɪˌɒf əˈsɪt ɪk/, Dy·oph·y·sit·i·cal, adjective